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Selective aqueous oxidation of aromatic alcohols under solar light in the presence of TiO2 modified with different metal species
Marianna BellarditaMansoor FeilizadehRoberto FiorenzaSalvatore ScirèLeonardo PalmisanoVittorio Loddosubject
Simulated solar lightSettore ING-IND/24 - Principi Di Ingegneria ChimicaTiO2Aromatic alcohols Selective oxidation Simulated solar light TiO2Selective oxidationSettore CHIM/07 - Fondamenti Chimici Delle TecnologiePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryAromatic alcoholsdescription
AbstractA set of metals modified TiO2 photocatalysts were prepared starting from titanium tetraisopropoxyde and different metal precursors to study the influence of the addition of the various foreign agents on the physico-chemical and photocatalytic properties of the catalysts. The powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, specific surface area measurements, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence, temperature programmed desorption after CO2 adsorption. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated using as probe reactions the partial oxidation of three aromatic alcohols: benzyl alcohol (BA), 4-methoxy benzyl alcohol (4-MBA), and 4-hydroxy benzyl alcohol (4-HBA) under simulated solar light irradiation. Different oxidation and selectivity values were obtained for the three substrates depending not only on the type of metals but also on the nature and position of the substituent in the phenyl ring of benzyl alcohol. As a general behaviour, the doped samples allowed the achievement of a greater selectivity especially for 4-MBA even if sometimes with minor conversions. The presence of W or Nb was beneficial for both conversion and selectivity for all the substrates with respect to bare TiO2. Graphical abstract
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2022-08-21 |